| No. 05-915 | ||||
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| Docketed: | January 23, 2006 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (04-5897) |
| Decision Date: | July 21, 2005 |
| Rehearing Denied: | October 21, 2005 |
| Questions Presented |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Jan 18 2006 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 22, 2006) |
| Feb 21 2006 | Brief of respondents Jefferson County Board of Education, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Feb 22 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Mar 8 2006 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 24, 2006. |
| Apr 5 2006 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 21, 2006. |
| Apr 24 2006 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 28, 2006. |
| May 8 2006 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 11, 2006. |
| May 15 2006 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 18, 2006. |
| May 22 2006 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 25, 2006. |
| May 30 2006 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 1, 2006. |
| Jun 5 2006 | Petition GRANTED This case is to be argued in tandem with No. 05-908, Parents Involved in Comm. Schs. v. Seattle Sch. Dist. No. 1. |
| Jun 26 2006 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Jun 28 2006 | Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either/neither party received from counsel for the respondents. |
| Jul 14 2006 | Extension of time within which to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits to and including August 21, 2006. |
| Jul 14 2006 | Extension of time within which to file respondents' brief on the merits to and including October 10, 2006. |
| Aug 1 2006 | Motion to proceed further herein in forma pauperis filed by petitioner Crystal D. Meredith, Custodial Parent and Next Friend of Joshua Ryan McDonald. |
| Aug 3 2006 | Joint appendix filed. |
| Aug 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. |
| Aug 17 2006 | Brief of petitioner Crystal D. Meredith, Custodial Parent and Next Friend of Joshua Ryan McDonald filed. |
| Aug 17 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Project on Fair Representation, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 21 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. |
| Aug 21 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of Asian American Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 21 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Various School Children from Lynn, Massachusetts, Who are Parties in Comfort v. Lynn School Committee filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 21 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of David J. Armor, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Aug 21 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Florida Governor John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, and State Board of Education filed. VIDED. |
| Sep 1 2006 | Motion for leave to proceed further herein in forma pauperis filed by petitioner GRANTED. |
| Sep 22 2006 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Sep 29 2006 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, December 4, 2006. |
| Oct 6 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 9 2006 | Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Hon. Clifford L. Alexander, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of Caucus for Structural Equity filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Joseph E. Brann, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Swann Fellowship, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Historians filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of National Women's Law Center, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations and Affiliated Individuals filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Historians of the Civil Rights Era, William H.Chafe, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of National Parent Teacher Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Council of Great City Schools, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Asian American Justice Center, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of National School Boards Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of Media & Telecommunication Companies filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Amy Stuart Wells, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and the National Urban League filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of Collaborative of Catholic Leaders and Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of San Francisco Bay Area filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Association of the Bar of the City of New York filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of 19 Former Chancellors of the University of California filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of NAACP filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Housing Scholars and Research & Advocacy Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Jim McDermott, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of 553 Social Scientists filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of American Educational Research Association filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Senators Edward M. Kennedy, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Brennan Center for Justice, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of National Education Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Interested Human Rights Clinics and Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Former United States Secretaries of Education, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Advocacy Groups and International Law Professors filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief of respondents Jefferson County Board of Education, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of American Council on Education, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amici curiae of Latino Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 10 2006 | Brief amicus curiae of Walt Sherlin filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Oct 11 2006 | CIRCULATED. |
| Oct 12 2006 | Record received from U.S.C.A. for Sixth Circuit. (1 binder) |
| Oct 24 2006 | Motion of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. VIDED. |
| Oct 24 2006 | Motion of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed. |
| Oct 31 2006 | Record received from U.S.D.C. for Western District of Kentucky. (1 envelope) |
| Nov 6 2006 | Motion of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument DENIED. |
| Nov 6 2006 | Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED, and the time is to be divided as follows: 15 minutes for the petitioner and 15 minutes for the Solicitor General. |
| Nov 13 2006 | Reply of petitioner Crystal D. Meredith, Custodial Parent and Next Friend of Joshua Ryan McDonald filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 4 2006 | Argued. For petitioner: Teddy B. Gordon, Louisville, Ky.; and Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents: Francis J. Mellen, Jr., Louisville, Ky. |
| Apr 11 2007 | Statement of costs for printing received. |
| Jun 28 2007 | Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C. J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, III-A, and III-C, in which Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined, and an opinion with respect to Parts III-B and IV, in which Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Kennedy, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. |
| Jul 30 2007 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| Oct 31 2007 | Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the 6th Circuit. |
| Nov 6 2007 | Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Western District of Kentucky. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | ||
| Teddy B. Gordon | 807 West Market Street | (502) 585-3534 |
| Counsel of Record | Louisville, KY 40202 | |
| Party name: Crystal D. Meredith, Custodial Parent and Next Friend of Joshua Ryan McDonald | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Francis J. Mellen Jr. | Wyatt Tarrant & Combs LLP | (502)-562-7290 |
| Counsel of Record | PNC Plaza 500 West Jefferson Street | |
| Louisville, KY 40202 | ||
| Party name: Jefferson County Board of Education, et al. | ||
| Rachel D. Godsil | Seton Hall University School of Law | (973) 642-8957 |
| One Newark Center | ||
| Newark, NJ 07102 | ||
| Party name: National Parent Teacher Association | ||
| Other: | ||
| Angelo N. Ancheta | Santa Clara University School of Law | (408) 551-1904 |
| 500 El Camino Real | ||
| Santa Clara, CA 95053 | ||
| Party name: American Educational Research Association | ||
| Jonathan I. Blackman | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | (212) 225-2000 |
| One Liberty Plaza | ||
| New York, NY 10006 | ||
| Party name: Association of the Bar of the City of New York | ||
| Sharon L. Browne | Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. | (916) 419-7111 |
| 3900 Lennane Drive | ||
| Suite 200 | ||
| Sacramento, CA 95834 | ||
| Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. | ||
| David J. Burman | Perkins, Coie LLP | (206) 359-8000 |
| 1201 Third Avenue | ||
| Suite #4800 | ||
| Seattle, WA 98101-3099 | ||
| Party name: Alliance for Education, et al. | ||
| John K. Bush | Greenbaum Doll & McDonald PLLC | (502) 589-4200 |
| 3500 National City Tower | ||
| 101 South Fifth Street | ||
| Louisville, KY 40202 | ||
| Party name: Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc., et al. | ||
| Robert H. Chanin | National Education Association | (202) 822-7035 |
| 1201 16th Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| Party name: National Education Association, et al. | ||
| Paul D. Clement | Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| United States Department of Justice | ||
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | ||
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov | ||
| Party name: United States | ||
| Richard W. Cole | Assistant Attorney General | (617) 727-2200 |
| Office of Attorney General | ||
| One Ashburton Place | ||
| Boston, MA 02108 | ||
| Party name: Massachusetts | ||
| Drew S. Days III | Morrison & Foerster LLP | (202) 887-1500 |
| 2000 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| DDays@mofo.com | ||
| Party name: Former United States Secretaries of Education, et al. | ||
| Michael B. de Leeuw | Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP | (212) 859-8000 |
| One New York Plaza | ||
| New York, NY 10004 | ||
| Party name: Housing Scholars and Research & Advocacy Organizations | ||
| Walter Dellinger | O'Melveny & Myers LLP | (202) 383-5300 |
| 1625 Eye Street, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| wdellinger@omm.com | ||
| Party name: National Women's Law Center, et al. | ||
| Robert Neil Driscoll | The Atlantic Building | (202) 756-3470 |
| 950 F Street NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| Party name: David J. Armor, et al. | ||
| Anita S. Earls | Southern Coalition for Social Justice | (919) 323-3380 |
| 115 Market Street, Suite 470 | ||
| Durham, NC 27701 | ||
| Party name: Swann Fellowship, et al. | ||
| Gordon M. Fauth Jr. | 825 Washington St., Suite 200 | (510) 238-9610 |
| Oakland, CA 94607 | ||
| Party name: Asian American Legal Foundation | ||
| Terrence J. Fleming | Lindquist & Vennum, PLLP | (612) 371-3211 |
| 4200 IDS Center | ||
| 80 South Eighth Street | ||
| Minneapolis, MN 55402 | ||
| Party name: Collaborative of Catholic Leaders and Organizations | ||
| Aderson Bellegarde Francois | Assistant Professor of Law and Supervisor Attorne | (202)-806-8065 |
| Howard University School of Law | ||
| 2900 Van Ness Street NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20008 | ||
| Party name: Civil Rights Clinic at Howard University School of Law | ||
| Jonathan S. Franklin | Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. | (202) 662-0466 |
| 801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | ||
| Suite 500 | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| jfranklin@fulbright.com | ||
| Party name: Hon. Clifford L. Alexander, et al. | ||
| Liliana M. Garces | 124 Mt. Auburn Street | (617)-496-1560 |
| Suite 500 North | ||
| Cambridge, MA 02138 | ||
| Party name: 553 Social Scientists | ||
| Thomas C. Goldstein | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP | (202) 887-4060 |
| 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| tgoldstein@akingump.com | ||
| Party name: National School Boards Association, et al. | ||
| Jack Greenberg | Columbia University School of Law | (212) 854-8030 |
| 435 W. 116th Street | ||
| New York, NY 10027 | ||
| Party name: Historians | ||
| Julie Wright Halbert | Council of Great City Schools | (202) 393-2427 |
| 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW | ||
| Suite 702 | ||
| Washington, DC 2004 | ||
| Party name: Council of Greater City Schools, et al. | ||
| Caitlin Joan Halligan | Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP | (212) 310-8535 |
| 767 Fifth Avenue | ||
| New York, NY 10153 | ||
| caitlin.halligan@weil.com | ||
| Party name: New York, et al. | ||
| Dennis Courtland Hayes | NAACP | (410) 580-5777 |
| 4805 Mt. Hope Drive | ||
| Baltimore, MD 21215 | ||
| Party name: NAACP | ||
| Kenneth D. Heath | Wiggin and Dana LLP | (203)-498-4400 |
| One Century Tower | ||
| P.O. Box 1832 | ||
| New Haven, CT 06508 | ||
| Party name: Professors Amy Stuart Wells, et al. | ||
| Steven A. Hirsch | Keker & Van Nest, LLP | (415) 676-2286 |
| 710 Sansome Street | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94111 | ||
| Party name: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area | ||
| Peter W. James | Baker & Hostetler LLP | (213) 975-1600 |
| 333 S. Grand Avenue | ||
| Suite 1800 | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90071-1523 | ||
| Party name: Los Angeles Unified School District | ||
| Sharon E. Jones | Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. | (312) 554-2088 |
| 321 South Plymouth Court | ||
| Sixth Floor | ||
| Chicago, IL 60604 | ||
| Party name: Black Womern Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. | ||
| Martin E. Karlinsky | Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenbaum | (212) 940-8800 |
| 575 Madison Avenue | ||
| New York, NY 10022 | ||
| Party name: Anti-Defamation League | ||
| Margaret A. Keane | LeBouef Lamb Greene & MacRae LLP | (412) 594-2300 |
| One Gateway Center | ||
| 420 Fort Duquesne Blvd. | ||
| Pittsburgh, PA 15222 | ||
| Party name: National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al. | ||
| Cynthia J. Larsen | Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | (916) 447-9200 |
| 400 Capitol Mall | ||
| Suite 3000 | ||
| Sacramento, CA 95814-4497 | ||
| Party name: Interested Human Rights Clinics and Organizations | ||
| Martha Melinda* Lawrence | Patterson Harkavy | (919) 755-1812 |
| 414 West Jones Street | ||
| Raleigh, NC 27603 | ||
| melindalawrence@bellsouth.com | ||
| Party name: Walt Sherlin | ||
| Joseph J. Leghorn | Nixon Peabody | (617) 345-1000 |
| 100 Summer Street | ||
| Boston, MA 02110 | ||
| Party name: Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, et al. | ||
| Andy Liu | Crowell & Moring LLP | (202) 624-2500 |
| 10001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| Party name: Senators Edward M. Kennedy, et al. | ||
| Goodwin Liu | Boalt Hall School of Law | (510)-642-7509 |
| University of California, Berkeley | ||
| Berkeley, CA 94720 | ||
| Party name: 19 Former Chancellors of the University of California | ||
| Mark A. Packman | Gilbert Randolph LLP | (202) 772-2200 |
| 1100 New York Avenue, NW | ||
| Suite 700 | ||
| Washington, DC 20005 | ||
| Party name: Asian American Justice Center, et al. | ||
| Dennis D. Parker | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | (212) 549-2500 |
| 125 Broad Street | ||
| New York, NY 10004 | ||
| Party name: American Civil Liberties Union, et al. | ||
| Warrington S. Parker | Heller Ehrman LLP | (415) 772-6000 |
| 333 Bush Street | ||
| San Francisco, CA 94104 | ||
| Party name: Brennan Center for Justice, et al. | ||
| John Payton | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | (202) 663-6000 |
| 2445 M Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20037 | ||
| Party name: American Psychological Association, et al. | ||
| Andrew J. Pincus | Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3220 |
| 1909 K Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006-1101 | ||
| apincus@mayerbrownrowe.com | ||
| Party name: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, et al. | ||
| Bert W. Rein | Wiley Rein LLP | (202) 719-7000 |
| 1776 K Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| brein@wileyrein.com | ||
| Party name: Project on Fair Representation, et al. | ||
| Rebecca J. Roe | Schroeter Goldmark & Bender | (206) 622-8000 |
| 810 3rd Avenue | ||
| Suite 500 | ||
| Seattle, WA 98104 | ||
| Party name: Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and the National Urban League | ||
| William T. Russell Jr. | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | (212) 455-2000 |
| 425 Lexington Ave. | ||
| New York, NY 10017-3954 | ||
| Party name: Religious Organizations and Affiliated Individuals | ||
| Theodore M. Shaw | NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. | (212) 965-2200 |
| 99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600 | ||
| New York, NY 10013 | ||
| Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. | ||
| Daniel R. Shulman | Gray Plant Mooty Motty & Bennett PA | (612) 632-3335 |
| 500 IDS Center | ||
| 80 South Eighth Street | ||
| Minneapolis, MN 55402 | ||
| Party name: Caucus for Structural Equity | ||
| Sheryl G. Snyder | Frost Brown Todd, LLC | 525895400 |
| 400 West Market Street | ||
| 32nd Floor | ||
| Louisville, KY 40202-3363 | ||
| Party name: Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence | ||
| Elizabeth G. Taylor | Zuckerman Spaeder LLP | (202) 778-1800 |
| 1800 M Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| Party name: Media & Telecommunication Companies | ||
| Robert E. Toone Jr. | Foley Hoag LLP | (617) 832-1000 |
| 155 Seaport Boulevard | ||
| Foley Hoag LLP | ||
| 155 Seaport Boulevard | ||
| Boston, MA 02110 | ||
| Party name: American Council on Education, et al. | ||
| John D. Trasvina | c/o Shaheena Ahmad Simons | (213)-629-2512 |
| Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund | ||
| 634 S. Spring Street | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90014 | ||
| Party name: Latino Organizations | ||
| George B. Washington | Scheff & Washington, P.C. | (313) 963-1921 |
| 645 Griswold Street | ||
| Suite 1817 | ||
| Suite 3800 | ||
| Detroit, MI 48226 | ||
| Party name: Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, et al. | ||
| Robert N. Weiner | Arnold & Porter LLP | (202) 942-5000 |
| 555 Twelfth Street, NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20004 | ||
| Party name: Joseph E. Brann, et al. | ||
| David S Weissbrodt | Regents Professor and Fredrikson & Byron Professor | (612) 625-5027 |
| University of Minnesota Law School | ||
| 229 - 19th Avenue South | ||
| Minneapolis, MN 55455 | ||
| Party name: Human Rights Advocacy Groups and International Law Professors | ||
| William R Weissman | DLA Piper US LLP | (202) 861-3900 |
| 1200 Nineteenth St., NW | ||
| Washington, DC 20036 | ||
| Party name: Jim McDermott, et al. | ||
| Theodore V. Wells Jr. | Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP | (212) 373-3000 |
| 1285 Avenue of the Americas | ||
| New York, NY 10019-6064 | ||
| Party name: Historians of the Civil Rights Era, William H.Chafe, et al. | ||
| Michael Williams | Citizens for the Preservation of Constitutional Rights, Inc. | (978) 470-1602 |
| P.O. Box 550 | ||
| Boston, MA 01810 | ||
| Party name: Various School Children from Lynn, Massachusetts, Who are Parties in Comfort v. Lynn School Committee | ||
| Zachary Wolfe | People's Law Resource Center | (202) 265-5965 |
| 1725 I Street, NW | ||
| Suite 300 | ||
| Washington, DC 20006 | ||
| Party name: National Lawyers Guild | ||
| Marc Wolinsky | Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | (212) 403-1000 |
| 51 West 52nd Street | ||
| New York, NY 10019 | ||
| Party name: Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, et al. | ||
| Daniel J. Woodring | General Counsel | (850) 245-0442 |
| Florida Department of Education | ||
| 325 West Gaines Street | ||
| Tallahassee, FL 32399 | ||
| Party name: Florida Governor John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, and State Board of Education | ||